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Spring 2025 registration is NOW OPEN!
Spring 2025 registration is NOW OPEN!
Join us this spring as we focus on CREATIVITY! Each class is expertly crafted to help kids learn the 3 Bs of creativity: breaking, bending, and blending. Classes are always play-based and child-led with engaging invitations to play each week.
Free trial classes:
March 12, 10-11:15 AM @ Griffith's Spring Trailhead
March 19, 10-11:15 AM @ Ponderosa Trails Park
March 26, 10-11:15 AM @ Griffith's Spring Trailhead
Why Tinkergarten?
Why Tinkergarten?
Tinkergarten classes connect families to a joyful community committed to helping children develop wonder and curiosity in the best classroom we can think of -- the outdoors!
The research is clear: more time outdoors leads to healthier, happier kids.
The child-led curriculum gives kids the space they need to grow and explore at their own rate, while inviting them to go deeper in their play and engagement in the natural world.
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"Nature calmed me, focused me, and yet excited my senses.” -RIchard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
FAQs
FAQs
Where does class meet?
Classes meet at the Griffith's Spring trailhead and Ponderosa Trails Park in Flagstaff, AZ.
What are the details of class this season?
Please see the class registration form for dates and times of classes this season.
What ages does our program serve?
The program is designed for children ages 18 months-8 years. Children outside of that age range may enroll with instructor permission. Email rootsandwings.merrit@gmail.com with further questions.
Can siblings come for free?
Siblings 17 months of age and under may join at no cost.
Siblings 18 months and may enroll in the class at the discounted sibling rate.
Are refunds offered?
Individual class refunds are not available. A full season refund can be requested up to 48 hours BEFORE the first class of the series.
What happens in inclement weather or unsafe conditions?
Decisions about whether it is safe to hold class are determined by the teacher using local weather guidance and a weather chart. The teacher will update families at least 90 minutes prior to class by email and/or text message. Whenever possible, the session will be offered at another time.
How do we help foster a safe learning environment during class?
Each explorer (child) is accompanied by a guide (parent or caregiver).
Teachers support guides and do all that they reasonably can to provide a learning environment that allows for safe risk-taking.
Teachers bring a First Aid Kit to class, which can be utilized by guides (attending adults) if needed.
A few, simple rules help to address most situations:
Explorers (children) can explore on their own as long as they can still see or hear their guide or the Leader.
Teachers encourage children to engage in risky play, but give clear redirection if or when safety and the safety of friends in the class could be compromised. If explorers are taking physical risks, we check in to make sure that they feel sturdy and safe in their risk-taking. Ultimately, over time, we want to help children learn how to learn their limits while still playing in a way that keeps them and their friends out of true harm.
We encourage children not to put nature treasures in their mouths. If a child is doing so as a natural part of exploring the world, we work with their guide to try to honor that need in the safest way possible.
Didn't find your answer? Email rootsandwings.merrit@gmail.com!
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